THREE DOCTOR CEOS ON CALL
Dr Prathap Reddy
APOLLO HOSPITALS
A cardiologist who set up India’s first corporate hospital in 1983 and also the first- of- its- kind executive checkup package
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“Our group has done seven million health checks so far,” says Dr Reddy. The latest study covering 250,000 employees shows stress has zoomed among corporate executives, from 39 per cent in 2000 to 50 per cent in 2012. Daily pressures among the same group are up from 9- 17 per cent.
Word of warning
“We need to detect diseases early on, prevent their onset as much as possible and address lifestyle issues with lifestyle modifications,” says Dr Reddy. “These goals can be achieved through a robust tripartite partnership between doctors, technology and the individual.”
Dr Ramakanta Panda
ASIAN HEART INSTITUTE
The Prime Minister’s cardiac surgeon who set up his hospital in Mumbai in 2002.
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“Indians get heart attacks at 35 instead of the global 55. Corporate executives with their inappropriate lifestyles are sitting ducks for a heart attack,” says Dr Panda, whose hospital sees footfalls from executives with high- risk profile: Family history of chronic ailments, weight issues, sedentary lives, stressed personalities and active or passive smokers.
Word of warning
“Every big hospital now runs top- of- the- line tests but corporate executives will have to find the time to go for those.”
Dr Naresh Trehan
MEDANTA- THE MEDICITY
Ace heart surgeon and founder- chairman of medical multispeciality in Gurgaon.
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“Corporate executives are the worst victims of stress, yet most are either unaware or unwilling to confront it,” says Dr Trehan. Studies by his team show that a third of corporate executives coming in for checkups are likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and diabetes brought on by stress.
Word of warning
“Exercise, control your diet, watch your weight and go for regular checkups.”